The Clifton clarion., 1887-02-02
Prescott Pointers

Prescott Pointers.
 PRrscorT, A. T Jan. 30, 1SS7.- A good deal of the special legisla- ton of the 18th and proceeding legislatures will be repealed this session, in fact nearly half the bills that have been introduced are to repeal some special acts which affected, perhaps one county. or perhaps just small section, and it speaks well for the 14th that they are trying to repeal them as fast as they can, after that Is done and the laws properly compiled and codified (which judging from the efficient work the commissioners have done thus far, they will bel a man will be able to understand something about the laws of the country without spending life time in the study of them.
 The following bills have been introduced duriug the week:
 An act to prevent extortion in the rate of interest and fixing the amount on which alone it can be ! collected.
 An act to amend the probate practice, by Felton.
 The interest allowed by MT. Eel tons bill IS twelve per cent. per annum.
 Smith gave notice, some time ago, of introducing a similar bill, and put the rate of interest at six per cent.
 Mir. Scott gave notice that he would introduce an act for the pro- lection of game in the territory.
 Mir. Tripple an act to amend an act to encourage the destruction of wild animals.
 A memorial passed the council this morning to be sent to Cor gress asking that body to cede to the territory those public lands which are barren, so that they may
  be given to capitalists who will put artesian water on them and thereby render them of some value to the territory.
 The bill of Mir Scott, of Apache, prohibiting the carrying of deadly weapons was under discussion in the House. It was returned from committee where it had lain for some time, with the recommenda- tion that it pass, but on its second | readingseveral objections wererais- | ed, it was referred to special com mittee of five, after being amended 1 by them it will no doubt pass. The | bill prohibited the carrying Of a gun of length less than two feet. and the question suggested itself to several of the members whether a tirearm of that length could be called a gun or son of a gun, and Mr. Smith asserted that he had seen a great many years ago an old document which was called the Constitution of the United States wherein it granted the right to every citizen to hear arms, but he further added, I don't suppose the present legislature will pay any at tention to such an unimportant document as that.
 A bill for the relief of Andrew Tyner, appropriating $500 for that purpose for services rendered by him in the capture of convict from Pinal county. Introduced by MT. Dorau.
 An act to repeal an act creating public pounds in Maricopa and Pinal counties, by Doran.
 An act to create Chaplain of the territorial prison, by Fisher.
 An act repeating an act creating the office and defining the duties of Commissioner of Immigration. An act creating the county of Frisco. by Ashmst.
 An act to protect life and prop srty on the public highways, county ,oads, mail roads, etc, by Heyne, which Is to prevent steam wagons rom running on the public high- ways.
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